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Palo Santo

Have you ever used Palo Santo sticks? Our friends Kendra and Seth first discovered them in South America and now burn them in their home as an evening ritual. You light the tip with a match to start a very slow burn, and gently wave it around until it burns out. It smells like a bonfire, with hints of cedar and citrus. We're totally hooked now, and it makes your home smell woodsy and incredible.

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Neat! We often used to have incense in my house growing up--I miss that sort of dusky smell that reminds me of being outdoors. I haven't really found a candle that accomplishes that. Would love to try these as an alternative!

We use an essential oil blend from doTerra--it combines wild orange, clove, cinnamon, eucalyptus & rosemary. The recommended use is for natural immunity defense, and can also be used to clean household surfaces--when put into a diffuser, it purifies the air in your home and smells like a woodsy orange grove!

Ohhhh, definitely want to try this. Our bedroom opens onto our kitchen and it makes our room smell so funky, not even diptyque room fragrance spray helps... I feel like this would be way better than a candle.

i use it all the time, it is a holy wood and is energetically cleansing and healing. i also keep some in my car or in my bag just incase i encounter negativity that i don't want to bring along with me ;)

Interesting. I have done sage smudging of my apt. I also got a wax melter for christams and found the only scent I like is cinnamon, continuously. Does this smell very incensy? I get headaches from lots of smells esp anything hippy- patcholi like. Wonder if throwing one of these on s bonfire would help keep insects away?

sara, here's a description of the wood and process: http://sacredwoodessence.com/benefits/

"...it is wild crafted and sustainably harvested by a family that has planted over 30,000 trees back into the area over the last 10 years. The essential oil can only be extracted from dead trees and fallen branches using “Vapor Distillation” without the use of dangerous chemicals or solvents."

We actually love this potpourri that we bought at Santa Maria Novella pharmacy....a pharmacy in Florence since 1612. It is sooooo lovely. Not like the dry potpourri your mother had in the 80s. Found that you can also order it online here: http://www.santamarianovellausa.com/product/10272.html#.U2L2OxZiMy4

In Brazil and south american countries with african descendent religions, they believe to burn the palo santo in the house it cleans all the bad spirits. Used mostly when u move into a new house to clean the bad spirits and energy from the people who used to live there. Funny right =)

After reading this, my interest was piqued. I finally found some in a shop in Big Sur, and bought some for me and my mom. I immediately tried them out when I got home. Just then a friend dropped by and said, "Your house smells amazing! What is that?". I called my mom to tell her to give it a try, and she said she already had and loved the fragrance, but also the effect. She just had to put her 12 year old dog down on Thursday, and has been very sad. She said it really cleared the air in her home, and that it felt really different. SO, a double thank you for making my home smell nice, and for bringing a little comfort to my mom in a rough time.

I know this is a bit late, but where is that bowl from that the palo santo is in? I've been looking for a nice vessel to burn mine in and that bowl is just so lovely. I want something that totally contains the sticks so that they don't leave a fine ash on the table below. Thanks!